Mai Tai

Name: Mai Tai
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 oz. amber rum; 1 oz. fresh orange juice; 1/2 oz. Cointreau; 1/2 oz. fresh lime juice; 1/2 oz. orgeat syrup (optional); 1 oz. dark rum; Small pineapple wedge, for serving

By The Good Housekeeping Test KitchenPublished: Aug 20, 2019

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mai tai cocktail with pineapple and drink umbrella

Mike Garten

Yields:

Total Time:

5 mins

Nothing says palm trees and sandy beaches quite like this Polynesian drink. Now all you need is someone to bring it to you on a tray as you loll on your lounge chair.

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Ingredients

1 oz. amber rum
1 oz. fresh orange juice
1/2 oz. Cointreau
1/2 oz. fresh lime juice
1/2 oz. orgeat syrup (optional)
1 oz. dark rum
Small pineapple wedge, for serving

Directions

1. Step 1In a cocktail shaker, stir together rum, orange juice, Cointreau, lime juice, and orgeat syrup (if using).
2. Step 2Add ice and shake until cold. Strain into a rocks glass and top with dark rum. Serve with a pineapple wedge.

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